Effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment in employees in a Norwegian municipality: a cross sectional study

Table 6 Health related variables according to combinations of overcommitment and effort-reward ratio. Estimated mean and standard error (SE) of health-related variables according to combinations of Overcommitment (OC) and Effort-reward imbalance ratio (ERI ratio), controlled for gender, age, education, and occupation groups.

	Relaxed employees		Struggling employees		Exaggerated employees		Despaired employees
	Low OC Low ERI		Low OC High ERI		High OC Low ERI		High OC High ERI
	N = 1524		N = 55		N = 136		N = 40
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Self-rated poor health	2.39ab	0.06	2.77a	0.14	2.76b	0.09	2.53	0.16
Musculoskeletal complaints	0.67abc	0.04	1.12a	0.09	0.95bd	0.06	1.32cd	0.10
Mental problems	1.30abc	0.03	1.75ad	0.06	1.72be	0.04	2.09cde	0.07
Work-related burnout	29.13abc	0.93	49.32ad	2.23	46.88be	1.55	60.35cde	2.56

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